[rt-users] [RT] Message Threading

[20/20 Lab]

On 05/16/2011 9:43 AM, Michael Witten wrote:
> Unfortunately, email systems have evolved in such a way that the standard
> headers `References' and `In-Reply-To' are horribly [ab]used; the result
> is that interfaces for navigating threads invariably mangle threading
> (in my opinion, the main problem is caused by the fact that nobody cares
> what `In-Reply-To' says and everybody makes naive assumptions about what
> `References' supplies).
>
> In any case, I dare you to go here:
>
>    http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2011/05/msg172431.html
>
> and play around with `Thread Previous' and `Thread Next', and then provide
> an explanation for WTF is going on (note dates too).
>
> Now, admittedly, this isn't necessarily a problem with perlbug or
> rt.perl.org's software, but I would add that the request tracker
> exacerbates this situation by flinging copies of emails all over the
> place with various Message-Ids and semi-spoofed `From' headers.
>
> Surely something can be done to make working via email more seamless;
> the request tracker should just be a third-party recording the
> discussion (and only spoofing messages sent explicitly via its
> interface).
>
> Sincerely,
> Michael Witten
>
Looks like whatever software is threading the messages is not 
compensating for time zones and/or is running on utc.

If you wanted a guess.